Where does “paisukarve” come from?

paisukarve (Finnish) comes from Finnish paisua, from Proto-Finnic paisudak — to swell.

paisukarve (Finnish): hypogymnioid lichen

Definitions

  1. hypogymnioid lichen

Ancestry of “paisukarve”, step by step

paisukarve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paisua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaisuato swell; to expand; to mushroom
2Proto-Finnicpaisudakto swell

via Finnish karve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkarveAny lichen of the family Parmeliaceae; parmeliaceous lichen
Every word from Proto-Finnic paisudak →Every word from Finnish paisua →
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